Echuca’s St Luke’s Anglicare will stop delivering mental health services in the Campaspe area from today.

In May, the Riv reported that the Victorian Government was making changes to the way community-based mental health support was delivered.

Mental Health Minister Mary Wooldridge announced the changes at the time as part of the recommissioning of $74million a year in Mental Health Community Support Services.

St Luke’s Anglicare and Mallee Family Care submitted a joint tender for the delivery of state-funded mental health services across the Loddon Mallee region last year, but were selected to only deliver services to its northern catchment — Mildura, Swan Hill, Buloke and Gannawarra.

‘‘VLA provides specialist legal advice to people with a serious mental illness on a wide range of issues, as well as assisting with Mental Health Tribunal representations,’’ Ms Wooldridge said.

‘‘Previously individuals from Bendigo needing access to mental health lawyers would need to travel into Melbourne, however, our investment is expanding access to specialist mental health lawyers, including specifically in Bendigo and the Loddon Campaspe area.’’